Wrecker bar



Nov. 25, .1930;

w. F. HENDERSON WRECKER BAR Filed Se t. 10. 1929 I INVEN TOR. Wl/llam 5 Henderson J. ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 25, 1930 i p i 7 5 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE wI LLIAM I. HENDERSON, on cormx. wnsnriveroiir V l it WRECK ERBA R n l l Application ma September 10. 192s. Serial naasneis. My invention relates to wrecker bars and mounted to revolve within the carriage memcertain objects of the invention are toprovide her as clearly shown in the drawings.

a wrecker bar having acarrlage member with The wheel 11 provides anti-friction pura wheel for a purchase whereby the claw end I chase means whereby the claw 6 may be easily 5 of the bar may be slidably moved under a moved under the head of a nail and whereby 5 desired.

nail heado-r the like While itis being drawn the device may be manipulated in such manand thus raise the nail in a substantially her while the nail is being withdrawn that straight line rather than inthe arc ofa circle the nail may be raised straight out on its which has heretofore caused binding and longitudinal axis as clearly shown in dotted i0 bending of the nail while it is being withlines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

drawn. Further objects of the invention The means for adjustingthe carriage memare toprovide adjustable means for the carher 9 for purchase, as most clearly shownin riage member whereby the length of purchase Fig. 2, comprises a plurality of holes 12 of thebar may be increased or decreased as through the sidesof the carriage member,

j r and a hole 13 through the bar 5. Said car- -'With the above andother objects in view riage membermay thus be pivotally moved which will appear as the description proonthe pivotlO until one of the holes through ceeds, the invention consists of the novel conthe carriage coincides with the hole through struction, adaptation, combination and arthe bar and a split pin'14; or the like ma 29 rangement of parts hereinafter described and be passedthrough sazd holes to retain the 7b n 25 the application of the wreckerbar in'remov understood.

7 55 line 4, 4 of Fig. 2.

claimed. These objects are accomplished by carriage in the desired position. When said I devices illustrated in the accompanying. carriage is pivotally raised the length of pur drawings; wherein r chase will be increased and when same is low Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing cited the purchase will be decreased as will be ing a'nail; j I 7 It will now be apparent that I have. pro- Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a por vided a wrecker bar with anti-friction means tion of the device and showing the adjusted whereby a nail may be drawn straight out position of the carriage member in dotted and with adjustable means whereby the n 39 lines for increasing the length of purchase; length of purchase for drawing nails may Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section be increased or decreased as desired. j through the carriage member taken .substan- Having thus described my invention, it tially on a broken line3, 3 of Fig. 2; and being understood that minor changes. may Fig.4 is a similar view taken on a broken be resorted to in its constructionwithout dej i n parting from its scopeand spirit, what I 5 Referring to the drawings throughout claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent which like reference numerals designate like of the United States is: i n n parts, the numeral 5 indicates the main body A .wrecker bar comprising a main body portion of the wrecker bar which is provided portion having a claw at oneend andan offset at one of its ends with a claw portion 6 and shoulder adjacent its other end, a carriage at its other end with a chisel portion 7. Said member pivotally mounted on said bar adjabody portion is offset a short distance from cent the claw end thereof, a wheel for said the chisel end to form a shoulder 8 which carriage member, and means whereby said may be used to hammer against when driving carriage-member may be adjusted to different the clawunder a nail head as will be underpivotalpositions. 9 stood. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

A carriage member 9 is fitted over the bar WILLIAM F. HENDERSON. 5 and pivotally secured thereto by a bolt or i rivet 10 at a short distance from the claw end. of said bar member. A wheel 11 is V 1 l i n i l 

